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Margrethe Høj Sirius Høj AAse Høj Elisabeth Høj Tender Høj Kristina Høj Veluwe Høj Heimdal


Build: 1988, Shipyard of Assens.
Type: Vessel for contractor work and dredging.
Tonnage: 270/81 bt/nt.
Size: Length: 35.40 m. Breadth: 9.20 m.
Draught: Empty: 2.00 m. Loaded: 3.10 m.
Cargo Capacity: 425 tdw - 235 m3 - Hold: 10.10 x 6.60 x 3.55 m.
Propulsion: Scania: 440 h.p. - Bow propeller: 90 h.p.
Speed: Empty: 9 knots. Loaded: 8 knots.
Auxiliary machinery: 2 generators, 156 kw and 32 kw, respectively.
Excavator: Hydraulic excavator - Liebherr P964L from 1996 - excavation depth to 10 m.
Buckets: 2,2 m³ - 3,0 m³
Lifting ability: 2 spot legs for a depth of 10.5 m. 4 hydraulic warps with a 4 tonne pull.
Extra equipment: Excavation system XPM (Excavator Position Monitor) from IHC - PDS 1000 - Gyro compass installed January 1999 - 50 h.p. working dinghy.
Especially for: Dredging (especially in heavy materials). Channels for cables and outlet pipes. Placing of sand and stone materials.

M/V Margrethe Høj, Trelleborg, Sweden 1996
Dredging in very hard material.

The hydraulic excavator LiebherrP964L is equipped with the new xcavation system XPM, by which the operator of the excavator quickly and safely can carry out the task.
Xcavation system XPM

Endelave 1996

Taking bearings after dredging.